This course covers the core principles of project management. You will gain proficiency in managing schedules and expenses, implementing quality management systems, evaluating and mitigating project risks, recruiting and motivating teams, and establishing strong communication channels.
Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the key functions, capabilities, duties, and obstacles facing a project manager
- Specify the scope of a given project
- Develop a project charter
- Produce a comprehensive task list
- Allocate resources and calculate resource expenditures
- Calculate a project's final cost projection
- Develop and implement a risk management strategy
- Create performance benchmarks and assess progress
- Determine schedule variations and completion projections
- Compose final reports and bring projects to completion
Course Outline:
- Key Concepts
- What is a Project?
- What is Project Management?
- Who is a Project Manager?
- Understanding the Project Management Institute
- Exploring the Project Management Body of Knowledge
- The Five Process Groups
- The Nine Knowledge Areas
- The Triple Constraint Model
- Project Initiation
- Recognize and Engage Your Stakeholders
- Evaluate Requirements and Preferences
- Create SMART Project Objectives
- Specify Requirements and Deliverables
- Write a Statement of Work
- Finalize the Project Planning Worksheet
- Create the Project Charter
- Planning
- Communicate and Align Expectations
- Produce a Task List
- Calculate Time Requirements
- Determine Resource Requirements
- Estimate Financial Requirements
- Create the Work Breakdown Structure
- Establish the Project Timeline
- Create a Risk Management Strategy
- Establish a Communication Strategy
- Planning Tools
- The Gantt Chart
- The Network Diagram
- The RACI Chart
- Introduction to Microsoft Project
- Executing the Project
- Set Performance Baselines
- Track Project Performance
- Use Triple Constraint Mitigation Techniques
- Maintaining and Controlling the Project
- Optimize Status Update Effectiveness
- Execute Change Management
- Monitor Identified Risks
- Closing Out
- Complete Closeout Preparations
- Mark and Acknowledge Project Successes
- Reflect on Project Challenges and Lessons
- Verify Project Scope Completion
- Develop Your Final To-Do List
What's Included:
- Certificate of Course Completion
- Comprehensive Training Manual
- FREE Class Repeat
All classes are currently live and online. Trainees also have the option to repeat their training in-person (for FREE) after current circumstances change.
